A line of snowplows goes to work at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Washington was hit by its first significant snowfall of the season Monday, with several inches on the ground in Spokane and just enough snow in the Puget Sound area to make traffic a mess.

A line of snowplows goes to work at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Washington was hit by its first significant snowfall of the season Monday, with several inches on the ground in Spokane and just enough snow in the Puget Sound area to make traffic a mess. (Elaine Thompson/AP)